Frequently Asked Questions About Counseling
Frequently Asked Questions About Counseling
Therapy can help provide support, insight, and practical strategies for improving your current life circumstances or relationships with others.
The first session is typically focused on getting to know you or your relationship, understanding your concerns, collaboratively agreeing on goals, and discussing what you hope to gain from therapy. It’s also an opportunity to ask questions and see if the both the therapist and client or clients feels like a good fit with each other.
Some clients benefit from short-term therapy, while others engage in longer-term counseling for deeper personal or emotional growth. The length of therapy can also depend on whether you are benefiting from your sessions with your therapist or if the circumstances that brought you to therapy have changed over time.
Most clients begin with weekly or biweekly sessions. Frequency can change depending on your needs and progress made toward your goals. Some clients continue to meet on a monthly or quarterly basis to "check in" or for maintaining progress made.
Yes. Therapy sessions are confidential, with a few legal exceptions such as situations involving harm to yourself or others, or cases required by law, such as your therapist's mandated reporting responsibilities.
I work with individual adults, couples, teens, and families.
My areas of expertise include marriage or couples counseling and addressing communication and relationship difficulties.
No. I do not offer in-person counseling sessions. You can participate in virtual sessions through your phone, tablet, or computer.
Yes. Online therapy sessions allow clients to receive counseling from the privacy of their own home, while also saving time, money, and energy associated with traveling to in-person appointments.
Both online and in-person counseling have their advantages and disadvantages. Online therapy can be just as effective as in-person therapy and more convenient. In-person counseling is better suited for moderately severe to severe concerns or difficulties.
What treatment methods or approaches do you use?
Treatment methods can vary depending on the type of therapy and individual concerns that bring clients to counseling. I use a variety of approaches with clients including Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Existential, Family / Marital, Family Systems, Humanistic, Narrative, Person-Centered, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution Focused, and Strength-Based therapy.
Do you accept insurance?
Yes. I accept most major insurance plans. For more details visit my Insurance & Fees page.
I am not currently accepting new clients at this time. I do have a waiting list if you are interested. The current wait time on this list in 1-2 months. Feel free to contact me to be placed on my waiting list, and I will contact you when I have an opening.